The clothes are taking a long time to dry. The clothes come out hotter than usual. The vent hood flapper doesn't open. The top of my dryer is hot. Any of this sound familiar?
Prevent Clothes Dryer Fires, maintain your dryer and the venting system.
Proper Installation & choice of materials are the keys to proper air flow, energy savings and safety.
1. Make sure the dryer duct is made of solid metallic material. White Vinyl vents are combustible and spiral-wound surfaces tend to catch lint more readily.
2. The dryer duct should vent to the exterior and in no case should it vent to the attic or crawlspace. Avoid if possible the use of inside recovery boxes, which do not comply with current standards.
3. Avoid kinking or crushing the dryer duct to make up for installation in tight quarters, this greatly reduces the airflow. If you really want to save the extra space, we have a process that moves the vent inside your wall.
4. Minimize the length of the exhaust duct (maximum recommended lengths depend on a number of factors, such as number of bends, and vary by model-check with your manufacturer for their specifications). If this is not possible, you can install a dryer duct booster.
5. If at all possible, use 4-inch diameter vent pipe and exterior exhaust hoods which offer the least resistance to air flow.
6. Don't use screws use clamps to put your vent pipe together - the screw shafts inside the piping collect lint and cause additional friction.
SoBellas Home Services is here to answer all your questions on dryer vent cleaning and other services in El Paso and Las Cruces
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915-585-2811
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